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Vanae E. Morris, Ed.D.
Licensed Hair Stylist and Make-up Artist
Film | Commercials | TV | Live Events
vanae@newtyme.org | 801-815-9668

Profile: Licensed Cosmetologist | Barber | Esthetician

I am a licensed hair & make-up artist for film, TV, commercials and live events.  I also worked for several years in theater, where many of my skills were honed. My specialties include: make-up, special effects make-up (hand laid beards, prosthetics, burns, scars, blood, zombie, etc.), hair styling (creative and classic styles, period styles), and wigs/extensions.  In addition, I have strong leadership, management, and organizational skills that enhance my work as a hair & make-up artist. I have an extensive make-up and hair supplies kit, and can provide a hair & make-up vehicle for on-set (see picture below)


Portfolio Website:
Hair | Make-up | Special Effects

IMDb: Vanae Morris
 

Department Head Hair & Make-up | Key Hair & Make-up
Anywhere but Home for the Holidays (Feature) 2024
The Royal Facade (Feature) 2023
Jesus Christ (DocuDrama) 2023
Devil’s Men (Feature) 2023
Abraham Lincoln (DocuDrama) 2022
Alexander Hamilton (DocuDrama) 2022
George Washington (DocuDrama) 2022
Harriet Tubman (DocuDrama) 2022
Benjamin Franklin (DocuDrama) 2022
Compassion Spreads Like Wildfire (Documentary) 2021
Allie, Zander and Friends (TV Show) 2021
Whisper (Short) 2021
Past the Past (Short) 2021
The Santa Box (Feature) 2020
Avocado Toast (Feature) 2020
Widow’s Peak (Short) 2019
Lumeria (Short) 2019
The Decision (Short) 2019
Long Haul (Short) 2018
Simmer (Feature) 2018
Devil’s Got my Back (TV Movie) 2018
Trek –the Movie (Feature) 2018
G.U.S. (Short) 2017
The Wolf (Short) 2017
Grandpa’s Waltz (Short) 2016
Little Eve’s (Short) 2016
Interrogation (Short) 2016
The Mother Wound (Short) 2016
Chrysaline (Short) 2016
Solar (Short) 2016
Listen, Darkling (Short) 2016
Seven Sins of Memory (Short) 2015
Micah’s Story (Short) 2015
Tony’s Kid (Short) 2015
Sum Enchanted Evening (Short) 2015
Beyond the Veil: Alberta’s Story (Short) 2015
8 Stories (Feature) 2016

Assistant Hair & Make-up
Brad (TV Series) 2022
Chapel (Feature) 2021
Christmas Project Reunion (Feature) 2020
Out of Liberty (Feature) 2019
Silent Night-Tabernacle Choir (Short) 2019
The Fighting Preacher (Feature) 2018
Just Let Go (Feature) 2016
The Christmas Project (Feature) 2016
Storm Rider (Feature) 2013

Special Effects Make-up
Jesus Christ (DocuDrama) 2023
The Devil’s Men (Feature) 2023
Abraham Lincoln (DocuDrama) 2022
Alexander Hamilton (DocuDrama) 2022
George Washington (DocuDrama) 2022
Harriet Tubman (DocuDrama) 2022
Benjamin Franklin (DocuDrama) 2022
Compassion Spreads Like Wildfire (Documentary) 2021
The Santa Box (Feature) 2020
The Parker Sessions (Feature) 2021
Avocado Toast (Feature) 2020
Widow’s Peak (Short) 2019
The Decision (Short) 2019
Lumeria (Short) 2019
Long Haul (Short) 2018
Simmer (Feature) 2018
Devil’s Got my Back (TV Movie) 2018
Trek-the Movie (Feature) 2018
G.U.S. (Short) 2016
The Mother Wound (Short) 2016 – Aging Special Effects
Chrysaline (Short) 2016
Solar (Short) 2016
8 Stories (Feature) 2016
Seven Sins of Memory (Short) 2015
Micah’s Story (Short) 2015
Tony’s Kid (Short) 2015
Sum Enchanted Evening (Short) 2015
Beyond the Veil: Alberta’s Story (Short) 2015

Additional Hair, Makeup and Special Effects
Save the Storks (Short) 2018, Hair & Make-up
Yellowstone (Series) 2018, Hairstylist
Terrestrial (Short) 2016 – Hair, Make-up, & Special Effects Make-up
Hello, I Love You (Feature) 2015 – Hair, Make-up & Special Effects Make-up
Ephraim’s Rescue (Feature) 2012 – Hair & Make-up Intern


Commercials (Representative Samples)

Murphy DoorGrime Monster | Rhone | Puffy Mattress | MrCool 1 & MrCool 2
 Guns, Cars and Zombies-Devin SuperTramp | Homie | Transparent Labs | PiperWai Deoderant | Fiber Fix 1 & Fiber Fix 2 | K.I.S.S. Lip Plumper | Voila Mattresss | Nerd Skincare | Hide my Ass App | Squatty Potty 2  | Squatty Potty 1  |GoPro Bomb Squad |Daplie Cloud | Active Yards | VidAngel Game of Thrones Nordic Track | Merlin & Essential Oils | VidAngel Jar Jar Binks | Leisurelink | Jade Bloom Oil University | Envudu |Stress Innovations Scream Box | Simplicity Lazer | Simplicity Lazer | Simplicity Lazer | Validate

 

Live Events – Broadcasts, Concerts, Music Videos

  • Ghost Hounds – The Good Old Days Music Video, 2021. | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Ghost Hounds – Between Me and the Devil Official Music Video, 2021, | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Rooftop Concert Series with Gentri, The Grimm, Imagine, & Foreign Figures, 2019 | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Alex Sharpe EP Promo Music Video, 2019 | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Young Living Convention, 2018 | Key Hair & Make-up –  Mel Robbins
  • Chorale and Orchestra at Temple Square Concert, 2012-2018 | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra at Temple Square Messiah Concert, 2014 | Hair & Make-up
  • Music and the Spoken Word Weekly Broadcast, 2012-2018 | Assistant Hair & Make-up
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert Tour, 2013 | Hair & Make-up
  • Bells on Temple Square Spring Concert, 2013 | Key Hair & Make-up
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir Pioneer Day Concert, 2013 | Hair & Make-up
  • OC Tanner Gift of Music Concert w/James Taylor, 2013 | Hair & Make-up
  • Boy Scouts of America 100 Years Celebration, 2013 | Hair & Make-up

 

Education

Diploma: Cosmetology/Barber/Esthetics, Sherman Kendal Academy, 2014
Cosmetology License: 8919775-1101

Doctorate: Educational Leadership, University of Phoenix, 2007
Masters: Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Gifted/Talented, Administrative, Utah State University, 1992
Bachelors: Major: Elementary Education, Minor: Theater/Fine Arts, University of Utah, 1977


Additional Training

Make-up classes – University of Utah Theater Department 1975/76 and 2016/17
IMATS Conventions
Continental College of Beauty, 1977-1978

Awards and Nominations

Awarded Best Make-Up and Hairstyling – Platinum Award (Devil’s Men) United United States Picture Alliance (USMPA)
Nominated Best Make-up (Long Haul) 2019, Utah Film Awards
Nominated Best Hair & Makeup (Trek the Movie) 2018, The Series Guy Awards
Nominated Best Make-up (8 Stories) 2016, Utah Film Awards
Awarded Best Make-up (Sum Enchanted Evening) 2015,  Film Quest Express

 

References: Will provide upon request